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The arrest warrant against Netanyahu has been sought for “war crimes” (File) The Hague: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu…
“On the day of mourning, the national flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India.” New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will be…
File photo of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | Photo Credit: AP WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the United States received a huge boost on May 20 when London’s High Court ruled that U.S. assurances over his case were unsatisfactory and he would get a full appeal hearing. In March, the High…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference. | Photo Credit: AP The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, on May 20 announced that he will be submitting applications to seek arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in connection with the prevailing situation…
(From left) Ramon Magsaysay, General Zia-ul-Haq, Ebrahim Raisi, Sebastian Pinera, and Samora Machel. On Monday, officials and state media announced that Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a hardliner considered a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died in a helicopter crash near the Azerbaijan border. The charred…
Outside the courtroom, Trump blasted the trial as politically motivated (File) For weeks, Donald Trump has sat silently in a New York courtroom while former employees and associates have testified in his criminal hush money trial. On Monday, the former U.S. president might seize the chance to tell his side of the story. It is…
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The suspect is a 45-year-old woman, the police said (Representational) Beijing: A woman wielding a fruit knife killed two people and injured four more on Monday at a primary school in central China, state media said, citing local police. The assault took place around midday in the city of Guixi in Jiangxi province, state broadcaster…
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Smoke rises over Kharkiv city after a Russian missile strike on May 17. | Photo Credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko The story so far: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said the situation in the city of Kharkiv — a town in the northeastern part of the country that has seen intense fighting since Russia invaded the…
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Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber. Iran’s supreme leader appointed Mr. Mokhber as country’s acting president on May 20, 2024, after a helicopter crash killed President Ebrahim Raisi. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting President of the Islamic Republic on May 20 after the death of President…
Linda Leccesse had sexual contact with 211 clients. The police in Ohio have claimed that a sex worker in the area had contact with more than 200 clients despite knowing she was HIV-positive. They have issued a notice, asking people who engaged in the “risky business” with her to come forward and get tested, a…
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